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1. 讲解词汇：approve     reject     agreement     permission     approval     hit     note     observe/observation     workstation     newsletter     macintosh
2. 讲解搭配：more than     put sand in the wheels of     meet ... standards
3. 分析文中重点句子的结构，介绍对照，对比的修辞手法
4. 由enable sb. to do引申讲解带有“使 ... 能够做 ...”含义的固定搭配额
5. 介绍(much) the way 引导定语从句的用法, the way ...在句中可以做方式状语，相当于in the way     as

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1.approve：批准

approve of：同意

2.reject：拒绝（approve的反义词）

3.同意：

• agreement
• permission
• approval

4.hit：arrive at     到达

5.note：notice     注意

mention sth. because it is important or interesting

6.observe/observation：v./n.评论

7.workstation：工作站（一张桌子+一台电脑）

8.newsletter：业务通信

9.Macintosh：(Mac)     个人电脑

10.more than

more than A can/could ...：是A所不能 ... 的

When Brain urged me to accept a cigarette,it was more than I could bear.
The story is more than I can believe.

11.put sand in the wheels of=hinder=put obstacles in the way of：阻挠，阻碍

12.meet ... standards

固定习语：达到标准
meet/reach/pass/satisfy/fulfill/live up to stadards

13.对照与对比修辞

• 对照：语义相对，但句式不一致的修辞手法
• 对比：语义相对，句式一致的修辞手法

14.使 ... 能够做的表达

• enable sb. to do
• allow/permit sb. to do

这个搭配在事物做主语时，不能翻译为允许，应该翻译为“使能够”：

Open the window to allow the air to circulate.

15.(much) the way ...在句中可以作方式状语，相当于in the way ...，as ...

The steak is cooked the way I like it. = ~ in the way ~.= ~ as ~.

16.much表示“几乎，差不多”=nearly,about

• The patient's situation is much the same.
• much the way ...